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. 2020 Jul 21;20:1147. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-09229-9

Correction to: Cross-cultural validation of the motivation to change lifestyle and health behaviours for dementia risk reduction scale in the Dutch general population

Tessa Joxhorst 1, Joyce Vrijsen 1,, Jacobien Niebuur 1, Nynke Smidt 1
PMCID: PMC7374876  PMID: 32693784

Correction to: BMC Public Health (2020) 20:788

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-08737-y

It was highlighted that the original article [1] contained an error in the legend of Table 2. This Correction article shows the correct Table 2 and legend. The original article has been updated.

Table 2.

Exploratory factor analysis of the MCLHB-DRR scale (N = 618, Maximum Likelihood with Oblimin rotation)

Factor 1 Factor 2 Factor 3 Factor 4 Factor 5 Factor 6 Factor 7
Q1 My chances of developing dementia are great − 0.02 0.90 0.00 −0.03 −0.03 0.03 0.04
Q2 I feel that my chances of developing dementia in the future are high 0.00 0.97 0.02 − 0.04 − 0.03 0.00 − 0.00
Q3 There is a strong possibility that I will develop dementia 0.04 0.86 − 0.03 0.01 0.02 − 0.03 0.04
Q4 Within the next 10 years I will develop dementia − 0.04 0.33 0.07 0.25 0.07 − 0.04 − 0.12
Q5 The thought of dementia scares me 0.01 0.08 0.02 0.49 0.05 0.09 0.10
Q6 When I think about dementia my heart beats faster − 0.06 − 0.00 0.10 0.81 0.01 − 0.02 − 0.04
Q7 My feelings about myself would change if I develop dementia 0.04 − 0.01 − 0.12 0.43 − 0.01 0.03 0.10
Q8 When I think about dementia I feel nauseous − 0.03 − 0.03 0.03 0.80 0.06 − 0.05 − 0.12
Q9 It would be more serious for me to develop dementia than if I developed other diseases 0.03 0.05 0.06 0.45 − 0.04 0.00 − 0.03
Q10 Information and advice from experts may give me something that I never thought of, and may reduce my chance of developing dementia 0.15 0.01 0.18 0.17 −0.09 0.01 0.20
Q11 Changing my lifestyle and health habits can help me reduce my chance of developing dementia 0.07 0.06 0.06 0.01 − 0.04 − 0.05 0.77
Q12 I have a lot to gain by changing my lifestyle and health behaviour − 0.03 0.03 0.08 0.01 0.05 − 0.01 0.77
Q13 Adapting to a healthier lifestyle and behaviour would prevent dementia for me 0.13 − 0.06 0.10 0.06 0.10 0.01 0.38
Q14 I am too busy to change my lifestyle and health habits 0.02 − 0.03 0.00 − 0.02 0.61 −0.05 −0.01
Q15 My financial situation does not allow me to change my lifestyle and behaviour 0.02 − 0.02 0.06 0.05 0.62 0.05 − 0.07
Q16 Family responsibilities make it hard for me to change my lifestyle and behaviour − 0.01 0.04 − 0.09 − 0.02 0.78 0.03 0.05
Q17 Changing lifestyle and behaviour interferes with my schedule − 0.02 − 0.02 0.07 − 0.00 0.68 − 0.06 0.06
Q18 Being forgetful makes me think I have to change my lifestyle and behaviour 0.02 0.01 0.68 − 0.02 0.05 0.01 − 0.03
Q19 Having risk factor(s) for dementia makes me think I have to change my lifestyle and behaviour 0.01 0.03 0.81 − 0.03 − 0.01 0.01 0.04
Q20 Learning more about dementia from the media makes me think I have to change my lifestyle and behaviour − 0.01 − 0.03 0.71 0.02 − 0.03 0.03 0.17
Q21 Knowing family member(s) with dementia makes me think I have to change my lifestyle and behaviour 0.07 0.04 0.64 0.03 0.08 − 0.02 0.00
Q22 Nothing is as important to me as good health −0.03 −0.11 0.05 0.10 −0.08 0.51 −0.10
Q23 I often think about my health 0.00 − 0.01 − 0.03 − 0.02 0.03 0.85 0.01
Q24 I think I have to pay attention to my own health 0.07 0.05 − 0.05 − 0.09 − 0.01 0.63 − 0.00
Q25 I am concerned about my health − 0.07 0.09 0.17 0.12 0.06 0.32 0.12
Q26 I am certain that I can change my lifestyle and behaviour so I can reduce the risk of developing dementia 0.47 0.03 0.16 − 0.05 −0.03 0.03 0.37
Q27 I am able to make differences that will change the risk of developing dementia 1.02 − 0.00 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.02 −0.07

The factor loadings greater than 0.30 are shown in bold

Reference

  • 1.Joxhorst T, et al. Cross-cultural validation of the motivation to change lifestyle and health behaviours for dementia risk reduction scale in the Dutch general population. BMC Public Health. 2020;20:788. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-08737-y. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

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